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S 3548 109th Congress Senate Foreign Trade and International Finance Agriculture and Food Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements East Asia Exports Import restrictions Imports Japan Meat Tariff Trade negotiations

A bill to authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 2006 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 21, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 21, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs: (1) the U.S. Trade Representative to certify to Congress by August 31, 2006, that Japan is no longer prohibiting the importation of U.S. beef; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury, if such certification is not made, to impose additional tariffs (which shall continue until the certification is submitted to Congress) on Japan by September 30, 2006; and (3) the Secretary of Agriculture to begin negotiations with Japan to end such beef import prohibitions.

What's happening now June 21, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3548: A bill to authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3548/
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"S. 3548: A bill to authorize appropriate action if negotiations with Japan to allow the resumption of United States beef exports are not successful, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3548/.
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S. 3548, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3548/.
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